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First known test dogfight between AI and human pilot carried out, US military says (news.sky.com)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/technology

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The aircraft flew up to speeds of 1,200mph. DARPA did not reveal which aircraft won the dogfight.

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[–] diffusive 10 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Training a combat pilot used to cost (in early 2000, not sure now) 10M€ for a NATO member.

Find me a modern jet that costs so little. Regardless of what politicians say, human life has a price… and it is waaaay below a jet (even including the training)

[–] grue 15 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, but procurement of a combat pilot has about a two-decade lead time. You can build more jets a lot quicker (potentially even including the R&D phase).

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

Also as this war expands to become planet-wide, industrial output of drones will expand many orders of magnitude.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

It's not just money. It's time, public perception, quantity trainers, quantity student seats etc

A drone is ready the moment it comes off the assembly line, is flashed with software, and tested.